Bedroom layout

[GoodGirlFaith]

I realise I am probably asking the impossible!

I’ve lived in this house for 20 years but haven’t yet found a layout for this room that really works. I think the options are very limited but thought I’d ask, anyway as others often view things differently.

I’m just about to get the Artexed ceiling plastered over and am very excited about that! So I am clearing the room out in preparation.

In this room I need to fit a double wardrobe (currently in the chimney recess by the window), a double bed (currently with headboard to the wall left of door). I also have a chest of drawers against the wall on the right as you enter the room.

I also have ‘the chair’ for draping work clothes over in the corner! I have loads of books piled up!

I have thought about placing the bed where the wardrobe is but that means 1 person doesn’t have a side and I don’t like that.

I wondered if bed by window would be better but I think I’d need some flowy kind of curtains for that to look good?

I would really love to create a sanctuary in here and am usually able to do that but this room has me beaten!

I have an open fire downstairs that we occasionally use so removing the chimney isn’t an option.

You could take the chimney breast out but would need to reinforce the remaining chimney with steel girders this is what we did in our kitchen what a difference.
Worth it if your not moving !

Try the ikea bedroom planner.
Put in all your measurements and add pieces of furniture umtil you get an aesthetic you are happy with.
It allows you to see a plan and a birds eye view.
Alternatively add measurements here to give people a point of reference.
If space is limited try altering the door opening or install a pocket door. Opens up the space for you.

Not sure if size would allow but you could have a false wall extending the chimney breast? This would create some storage behind at each side and allow, if you wanted, a feature area as a head board.

Any chance you could get some built in clothes storage made for the 2 recesses so you can get rid of the drawers and wardrobe then all you need is the bed, chair and a couple of bedside tables

Thank you. Not possible as I have an open fire downstairs that I use.

Thank you everyone so far. :)

Hmmmmmm
bed on the wall opposite the window? Do you have a nice view?
whats the size of the room?
does the chest of drawers fit in the other alcove?

Can you draw the current layout too

The view is a quietish road, its quiet pretty at night with the street lamp and other houses. But it’s nothing amazing.

The wardrobe and drawers are both items I will not get rid of. Unfortunately the drawers don’t fit into the alcove. The drawing really isn’t to scale, sorry! The alcove to the right I could fit some shelving into, though.

This is the one thing I’ve never tried but could do! Thank you.

Can you put the chest of drawers elsewhere in the house and get a set which fit the alcove, then put shelves above?

Suggestions

Do you have any measurements? Is there any chance of moving a wall?

I would do built in floor to ceiling wardrobe in one chimney recess, lose the chair (sadly) put the drawers in the other recess - get drawers that fit the width for max clothing storage.
A couple of high shelves above the drawers for books etc. That might make things a bit more spacious xx

I'd lose the chair too unless you sit on it to read.

Congratulations on getting rid of the Artex! How many rooms do you have? Is there a small bedroom that could be repurposed as a dressing room?

There is, in fact! Good thinking!

What way does the bedroom door open? A quick fix to possibly give more room is to rehang it the opposite way - whether that is necessary depends on whether it currently opens into the room or not?

I did not see a radiator on your plan - if you want more space a new radiator ( in traditional style to suit your chimney) could save space as modern radiators can pump out more heat snd therefore be smaller than old ones

I would convert the alcoves into wardrobes, with one half door each. But the bed against the chimney breast. Add two side tables, and you have room for more storage if you need it then :)

We have exact same layout although it’s a big room and the window is a bay. We have ikea hack wardrobes either side of a small bedroom fireplace a joiner did which I love, the bed on the right as you go in the door headboard against the wall (so opposite the window) and a large chest of drawers with mirror above that I use as a dressing table against the wall to the left of the door. Compromise is only I have a bedside table but DH doesn’t seem to mind!

This 👆 with the red outline for the bed. 💯

Have you got hooks behind your door that you can drape/hang your clothes on for the next day etc?

Also as another PP suggested, do you have a spare room/box room that could be made into a dressing room?
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@GoodGirlFaith

This is what we did when we had that exact layout of bedroom. In built storage that went over the chimney so that whole wall was storage and then just bed, bedside tables and a chair next to the storage, across from the door.

What way does the bedroom door open? A quick fix to possibly give more room is to rehang it the opposite way - whether that is necessary depends on whether it currently opens into the room or not?
The downside with that is that the light switch will then be behind the door.

This is what i was going to suggest 👍🏻

I think with a bedroom the first thing you should see is the bed.
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